# Senior Medical Coding Specialist - Mexico

**Company**: ICON
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a Senior Medical Coding Specialist at ICON, you will ensure accurate and consistent coding of medical data for clinical trials.

**Responsibilities:**

- Leading the medical coding process for clinical trial data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

- Managing the coding of medical terms using standardized dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionary, ensuring accurate data interpretation.

- Collaborating with clinical data management, safety, and clinical operations teams to resolve coding discrepancies and ensure data quality.

- Providing guidance and support to junior coding specialists, ensuring proper training and adherence to coding best practices.

- Participating in the development and implementation of coding guidelines, quality control processes, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

- Ensuring timely completion of coding tasks to meet project timelines and deliverables.

- Staying current with changes in coding standards, industry regulations, and therapeutic area knowledge to maintain high coding accuracy and compliance.

**Your Profile:**

- Bachelor's degree in a life science, healthcare, or related field. Certification in medical coding or clinical data management is a plus.

- Extensive experience in medical coding, with in-depth knowledge of coding standards, such as MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionary.

- Strong understanding of clinical trial processes, regulatory requirements, and industry guidelines for coding and data management.

- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to accurately interpret and code medical terminology.

- Proven leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to manage coding teams and collaborate with cross-functional departments.

- Proficiency in coding software and clinical data management systems (CDMS).

- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a global, fast-paced environment.

**Rewards & Benefits**

- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives

- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable

- Retirement and pension plans

- Life assurance and disability coverage

- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources

- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

## Skills

### Required
- MedDRA
- WHO Drug Dictionary
- clinical data management
- medical coding
- leadership
- mentoring
- analytical skills
- communication skills
- problem-solving skills

### Nice to have
- certification in medical coding or clinical data management

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